Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt

The Diocese of Eisenstadt (Dioecesis Sideropolitanus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Eisenstadt in the ecclesiastical province of Vienna in Austria. The episcopal seat is in Eisenstadt Cathedral.

History

 * May 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Administration of Burgenland from the Diocese of Győr, Hungary and Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary
 * August 15, 1960: Promoted to Diocese of Eisenstadt

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Basilica of Maria Loretto, Loretto, Burgenland
 * Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt), Frauenkirchen, Burgenland

Leadership

 * Bishops of Eisenstadt (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Ägidius Zsifkovics (proclaimed 2010.07.09)
 * Bishop Paul Iby (1992.12.28 – 2010.07.09)
 * Bishop Štefan László (1960.08.15 – 1992.12.28)
 * Apostolic Administrators of Burgenland (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Štefan László (1954.01.30 – 1960.08.15)
 * Archbishop Josef Schoiswohl (1949.11.11 – 1954.01.18)
 * Cardinal Theodor Innitzer (1932 – 1949.11.11)
 * Cardinal Friedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. (1922 – 1932.04.21)